What can you do for a tooth ache?

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As a dentist myself I always recommend Motrin (Ibuprofen), this is the best Over The Counter pain reliever as it will not only help with pain but will also help with inflammation. I usually recommend that my patients take between 600-800mg for ages over 18. Also try an ice pack, this will help numb the area affected and help with inflammation as well. An oral anesthetic like Orajel will also help numb the area. If the pain becomes severe you may want to consider calling your dentists emergency number for advice or to have him/her call you in a narcotic pain medication. Good luck and feel better soon

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Aside from taking Ibuprofen or another pain relieving OTC medication, it depends on the severity of the pain. If it is really severe, you need immediate attention from a private dentist or the hospital. I have found that using lavender oil on the cheek in the area of the pain is really helpful as well. Avoid eating or drinking anything cold or hot as this will make the nerves, which are already sensitive, even more irritated and painful. The main thing is to get immediate help from a professional, even if you detest dentists. Hope you feel better soon.

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i generally put a clove in my mouth and takes a pane killer medicine try this buddy may it will hely you

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Anbesol or Orajel is what I use. Personally, Anbesol works better. They just numb the area and can be used to sores too, not just toothaches. It shouldn't run you more than $7 at the store, wherever you buy it. Sometimes Advil or Tylenol just doesn't cut it, but if the pain does not subside after about a week, make an appointment with your dentist and have him/her check it out. It is imperitive that you keep up with dental health because certain dental problems are linked to heart disease.

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first, i say brush your teeth...dats wat i did first.
if dat dont work, bite on a clove where your tooth pain is comin from...i did dat, its nasty but works.
But if all else fails, go to da dentist.
u may need a root canal or a cleanin because sadly, dats how its turning out for me...
:(

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Hi there,
Yes, I, too know the miseries of toothache and it does seem that drastic action is the only way to get rid of the darned thing. It really is painful and it wrecks so much that, even as a guy of fifty one years, I could cry and wriggle around on the floor in fits of shear agony!! A coward? Most definitely. I hate dental surgeons for the simple reason that, even in the twenty first century, we still have to be subjected to treatments that are as traumatic as the toothache itself and you have to part with mucho currencio while feeling that you could pass out on the very spot. My philosophy is, cluck like a chicken,like me, and take good old paracetamol and a hot water bottle covered with a handtowel held over the offending cheek. Good luck and happy screaming!!!

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Go to the dentist as soon as possible if you don't it will get even worse...swollen and then the doctor won't be able to do anything with it.But for now the best pain reliever is BC Powder...works really really fast!

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